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Category Archives: LNT
Lawrence Solomon: Just a (nuclear) waste
(September 9, 2011) Canada’s nuclear industry is again plying the back routes of Ontario’s northlands, looking for a willing host in places like Hornepayne (population 1209) and Ear Falls (population 1153) for a multi-billion-dollar long-term storage facility for the country’s nuclear wastes. Continue reading
Lawrence Solomon: The apples and oranges of radiation
(December 2, 2010) We may need to scrap the current regulatory regime governing low levels of raditation. Continue reading
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Tagged Energy Probe, Lawrence Solomon, linear no-threshold theory, Radiation
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Request to provide information on DOE’s decision not to publish the 1991 Final Report of the Nuclear Shipyard Worker Study
(December 1, 2009) Please provide information on the DOE’s decision not to publish the 1991 Final Report of the Nuclear Shipyard Worker Study (NSWS) performed by the School of Public Health of Johns Hopkins University under a contract with DOE. More specifically, I am requesting documents under the Freedom of Information Act created in the period between January 1, 1990 and December 31, 1992. Continue reading
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Request to provide information on DOE’s decision not to publish the 1991 Final Report of the Nuclear Shipyard Worker Study
(Dec. 1, 2009) Re: Information on DOE’s decision not to publish the 1991 Final Report of the Nuclear Shipyard Worker Study (NSWS) Continue reading
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Request to provide information on DOE’s decision not to publish the 1991 Final Report of the Nuclear Shipyard Worker Study
(Dec. 1, 2009) Information on DOE’s decision not to publish the 1991 Final Report of the Nuclear Shipyard Worker Study (NSWS) Continue reading
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The Linear No-Threshold Theory of Radiation Carcinogenesis Should Be Rejected
(October 1, 2008) It is commonly stated that “any radiation dose, no matter how small, can cause cancer.” The basis for that statement is the linearno threshold theory (LNT)-which might more appropriately be called “linear-no threshold hypothesis” —of radiation carcinogenesis. Continue reading
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The Linear No-Threshold Theory of radiation carcinogenesis should be rejected
(Oct. 1, 2008) It is commonly stated that “any radiation dose, no matter how small, can cause cancer.” The basis for that statement is the linearno threshold theory (LNT)–which might more appropriately be called “linear-no threshold hypothesis”—of radiation carcinogenesis. Continue reading
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Radiation, ecology and the invalid LNT Model: The evolutionary imperative
(Sep. 27, 2006) Metabolic and energetic efficiency, and hence fitness of organisms to survive, should be maximal in their habitats. This tenet of evolutionary biology invalidates the linear-nothreshold (LNT) model for the risk consequences of environmental agents. Continue reading
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Radiation, Ecology and the Invalid LNT Model: The Evolutionary Imperative
(September 27, 2006) Metabolic and energetic efficiency, and hence fitness of organisms to survive, should be maximal in their habitats. This tenent of evolutionary biology invalidates the linear-nothreshold (LNT) model for the risk consequences of environmental agents. Continue reading
NCRP Report No. 136 – How to ignore data that contradict the LNT hypothesis
(Jun. 14, 2006) The International Commission for Radiological Protection (ICRP) adopted the linear nonthreshold model of radiation risk to simplify the administration of radiation protection. (ICRP 1977) At that time there were already several good epidemiological studies that contradicted the assumption. It had been known since 1973 (Frigerio, et. al.) that the 7 western U.S. states with the highest background radiation have cancer death rates 15% lower than the average for the 48 contiguous states (P<10-5). Continue reading
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